まっとう

Japanese

Alternative spellings
全う
真っ当
完う

Etymology

/mat̚taku//mat̚taũ//mat̚tɔː//mat̚toː/

From 全く (mattaku, completely), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of adjective 全い (mattai, complete, perfect). The sense shift to “proper, respectable” is indicated by the ateji (当て字) spelling 真っ当, which reanalyses the term as 真っ (mat̚-, intensifying prefix) +‎ (, right, proper).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) っとー [màttóó] (Heiban – [0])[1] for verb and adjectival senses
  • (Tokyo) っと [màttóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1] for the adjectival sense
  • IPA(key): [ma̠t̚to̞ː]

Adverb

まっとう • (mattōまつたう (matutau)?

  1. (archaic) 全う: synonym of 全く (mattaku, completely)

Verb

まっとうする • (mattō suruまつたう (matutau)?suru (stem まっとう (mattō shi), past まっとうした (mattō shita))

  1. 全う, 完う: to complete, finish, accomplish, fulfill
    Synonyms: 完遂 (kansui), 完了 (kanryō)
    Antonyms: 打ち切る (uchikiru), 止める (yameru)
    (にん)()(まっと)うする
    ninmu o mattō suru
    to complete a mission

Conjugation

Adjective

まっとう • (mattōまつたう (matutau)?-na (adnominal まっとう (mattō na), adverbial まっとう (mattō ni))

  1. 真っ当, 全う, 完う: honest, proper, decent, just

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in kana.

Inflection

Derived terms

  • (りち)()まっとう (richigi mattō)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN